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Has Madhur Bhandarkar teamed Aamir Khan and Ayesha Takia for his forthcoming film FASHiON? That’s what a section of the media would like us to believe.

“it’s not true,” Madhur denies it outright, “i haven’t met Aamir for a long, long time now. As for Ayesha, i barely know her. Besides, FASHiON is a female-centric film, so how does Aamir fit into it?”

Please continue. “i cannot think of anything except TRAFFiC SiGNAL currently. Till one week after its release, i’d be eating, drinking, sleeping TRAFFiC SiGNAL. Continue reading ‘Aamir Khan – Ayesha Takia teamed?’

What’s your role in ‘Salaam-e-ishq’?
My role isn’t something to die for. But it was a fun film to work in. i play Gia, a socialite. Even though she’s modern, she has a traditional side to her. it is different from what i did in ‘Dor’. i’ve always loved to do love stories.

How was it working with your co-star Akshaye Khanna?
i had earlier acted with Akshaye in ‘Shaadi Se Pehle’. Hence the ice was already broken. Akshaye is shy by nature. We hit it off well because, like me, he is a natural actor.

How much have you grown after your debut film ‘Socha Na Tha’?
Director imtiaz Ali had asked me to be myself in this film. i played a college kid with a middle class background. But after ‘Socha Na Tha’, no other director except Naseeruddin (Shah) saab gave me a chance to grow (’Yun Hota to Kya Hota’). However, today, i know a lot more about the technicalities associated with a film.

Do you count your role in ‘Dor’ as your finest?
i would certainly rate my role as Meera, an orthodox Rajasthani girl, as the best in my career. i have always liked Nagesh Kukunoor’s films whether it was ‘Hyderabad Blues’, ‘Rockford’ or ‘iqbal’.

Do you agree that you were not up to the mark in your earlier films?
There are some films that i am not happy looking back to-’Shaadi Se Pehle’, ‘Shaadi No 1′ and ‘Home Delivery’. i do not ever want to do another ‘Shaadi No 1′. The film went haywire because its characters lost their individual identities. in ‘Salaam-e-ishq’ each and every character has his or her identity.

Are you acting in ‘Kya Love Story Hai’-the sequel to ‘Kya Kool Hai Hum’?
i am acting in ‘Kya Love Story Hai’ with Tushar Kapoor. But it is not a sequel to ‘Kya Kool Hai Hum’. it is a contemporary love story directed by Satish Kaushik’s assistant Rakesh (Lovely). initially, Satish was slated to direct it.

After ‘Dor’, are you still keen to do mainstream films?
i love running around trees, as much as i look forward to doing films like ‘Dor’. Such films give me satisfaction as an actor instead of just increasing my bank balance. Even if the film is not a hit, i’d want people to appreciate my performance.

Would you compromise to get a film?
i’d rather sell my talent on screen than my cleavage on posters!

in an exclusive interview with indiaFM, the talented Ayesha Takia talks about Nikhil Advani’s much awaited multi-starrer Salaam-e-ishq, her upcoming projects, and the significance of ishq in her personal life!

After a critically acclaimed movie Dor, what made you sign Salaam-e-ishq, which is out-and-out a commercial saga?
i like to do all sorts of movies. it is important to be balanced as an actor. You can’t be doing just one sort of movie. So i was very lucky to get Dor, because i needed a role that showed people i can play different kinds of characters as well and not just the young, bubbly (as people call me) and glamorous roles. That’s fun as well but it’s nice to maintain a balance. Besides who wouldn’t want to be a part of Salaam-e-ishq? i needed a role that showed people i can play different kinds of characters as well.

What is Salaam-e-ishq all about?
Salaam-e-ishq, as the title says, is a tribute to love. All the stories are about different people from different strata of our society, different age groups. it talks about what they are going through in their respective relationships and what problems love poses for them or in what ways it is really good for them. So it is all about love and i think it is always a lot of fun to watch love stories, romantic stories, which is something i enjoy personally. And i also feel that people would really love it because it is the perfect blend of commercial glossy, glamorous cinema and so much intensity, sensitivity and emotions. i think people will love the movie.

There are six tracks in the movie what is your track about?
Obviously it is something to do with love; i play a girl called Gia, who is like a socialite- always well-dressed, always wearing branded glasses and shoes. But at the same time she is very simple, sweet and very much in love with her boyfriend Shiven (played by Akshaye Khanna). He plays a really cool guy but someone who is commitment-phobic and scared of not being a bachelor anymore. He loves Gia a lot but he does not want to get married. So my track is about the problems they go through because of Shiven’s phobia of commitment.

According to the tagline, every love story has a problem. What is the problem in your story?
That is the problem – Shiven does not want to get married and i want to get married to him because i think that i love him and it is about time we get married. So how we are just trying to convince each other, what we go through, the ups and downs, good times and bad times, and just love. That is the problem.

This is your second movie with Akshaye Khanna. How was it working with him this time around?
Akshaye is really great. He is so immensely talented and i think everyone knows that anything that he does is definitely something that you will remember as ‘Oh, Akshaye acted really well, no matter how anything else was in the film’. i don’t think anyone else could have played the role of Shiven the way Akshaye did. He just totally blends into the character. i think the more films you do with an actor, the more comfortable you get with them. Your rapport becomes so much better. Akshaye is just great and i would love to do lots of movies with him.

This is Nikhil Advani’s second movie. How is he as a director?
Nikhil is also immensely talented and as i said earlier about the film, he knows how to blend perfectly a glossy commercial film, with a film that is so real! There are times in Salaam-e-ishq when you will cry, there are times when you will laugh. So it maintains all the reality amidst all the glamour. That is Nikhil’s plus point and that is why he will make the most amazing film whenever he does. i am just lucky to be part of a film like Salaam-e-ishq, i think all of us as actors feel that way. Continue reading ‘“i think that love is a selfish thing; it is not selfless” – Ayesha Takia’

Life has changed for Ayesha Takia.

The lady proved her mettle in Dor, bagging the Star Screen Best Actress Critics Award for the same. She will now be seen in Nikhil Advani’s Salaam-E-ishq which releases tomorrow, January 25. Excerpts from an interview with Vickey Lalwani:

Last year has been a great year for you.

Yes. God has been kind. Dor has changed a lot of things for me. it has opened up new avenues.

i am grateful to Nagesh Kukunoor for trusting me and giving me this opportunity. i needed a film like Dor and am really glad it happened.

How has the industry reacted to your winning awards?

Everybody is happy for me. It’s so sweet of the industry to still call me and appreciate my work. I hope to win some more awards (laughs).

People have realised my potential and now understand what I’m capable of. It’s very important for me to know what I’m doing in a film. It has to really excite me and move me.

My forthcoming films include Salaam-E-Ishq, Fool N Final, De Taali, Kya Love Story Hai and No Smoking. Continue reading ‘No kisses for Ayesha Takia’

Ayesha Takia is high on life and love and is blase about her relationship with restaurateur boyfriend Farhan Azmi . Does that in any way hamper her career prospects? “i have never thought about such things. i have been open about everything in my life and i feel if i love someone and i am proud of it, then i really won’t shy away from saying it. i think someone who’s in love would be happier and do better work. i am more creative when i am in love,” she exclaims.

Ayesha is nonchalant about Farhan’s case where he’d been detained in Dubai for alleged possession of drugs along with some friends in 2003. “i think everyone has a past and i know Farhan very well and i know what kind of a human being he is and what his past and present is. i am just lucky to be in love with a guy like him.

Even if i searched the globe, i would never find someone like him. So i’m just really happy and we’ve been together for almost two years now!” says the actor who thinks “sexy is an attitude and it would be vain to call herself that.” Continue reading ‘‘i’m more creative when i’m in love’’

Close on the heels – after Aishwarya Rai’s marriage news hit the headlines, it’s now the rumour of another leading girl Ayesha Takia’s marriage started doing rounds.

As per rumours, the wonder gal is tying the knot with her boyfriend Farhan Azmi sometime soon. When asked, Ayesha jokingly said, “Marriage is almost over. i’m now preparing to go for a sweet trip to honeymoon.” Continue reading ‘Ayesha Takia marrying soon?’

Ayesha Takia has pinned many hopes on the multi-starrer film Salaam E ishq. She hopes to climb the top league with this movie. She worked with Nagarjuna in Super but the movie didn’t help her one bit.

She says she worked very hard for the climax shot of the film and had to wear a bride’s costume that weighed five kgs. Continue reading ‘Ayesha Takia’

Ayesha Takia and Akshaye Khanna have worked together in Satish Kaushik’s comedy Shaadi Se Pehle. The duo will now be seen together once again in Nikhil Advani’s multi-starrer Salaam-E-ishq. in Salaam-E-ishq, Ayesha plays the role of Gia who is in love with Akshaye Khanna, who in turn is commitment phobic. incidentally, even in Shaadi Se Pehle, Ayesha plays Akshaye’s fiancee who is very much in love with him.

Ayesha is not known for her sweet, bubbly image for nothing. Like actor Akshaye Khanna said about his co-star, “i think very highly of Ayesha as an actress. As a person she is a sweet and a nice little girl, always smiling. i am very comfortable working with her.”

Now we have something for you which will back just what Akshaye had to say. The climax of Salaam-E-ishq was shot over a period of 5 days in a suburban studio in Mumbai. All the actors were summoned in batches to finish their respective parts. However, Ayesha was the only actress present on all the 5 days of the shoot. Continue reading ‘Sweet encounters with Ayesha Takia’

Actress Ayesha Takia is crazily in love with her guy, Farhaan Azmi, so much so that when we caught up with her on the sets of Salaam-e-ishq, the girl was busy catching up with Mr. Boyfriend. Anyway, ask her if it’s ishq for her and she says, “Yes, i can’t look beyond my boyfriend.”

Her soon-to-be-released film is a mega-starrer. So if she had to do the pick-n-choose, which hunk would she choose for herself? “Oh, i’ve already chosen my hunk in real life. So, it really doesn’t matter who is paired with me,” states the damsel in love.

We’ve seen her romance Akshaye Khanna earlier in Shaadi Se Pehle, too. But the film didn’t work. Lack of chemistry? “The film not working had nothing to do with Akshaye and my chemistry. it wasn’t a great film and hence it didn’t do well. But Salaam-e-ishq is a rocking film and Nikhil Advani is an intelligent and talented director, who knows his job.” But what about the opinionated who insist that Ayesha looks too young for the Khanna lad? “Oh, they can say what they please. For me, it’s all about my director’s vision and if Nikhil thinks we look good together, so be it.” Continue reading ‘Ayesha Takia: Let’s talk about love, baby!’

Marico Limited has appointed film actor Ayesha Takia as its brand ambassador for its Hair & Care range of products.

Says Takia, “Most of us cannot ignore the importance of oiling. it’s what our mothers and grandmothers instilled in us. But as we grow up and style gains prominence – oiling loses out.”

Marico’s category head Sameer Sathpathy adds, “Ayesha is a true representation of the brand’s values – stylish, yet with substance.” Continue reading ‘Ayesha Takia is Marico’s brand ambassador’